Rick Perry Says He Will ‘Absolutely’ Consider Being Trump’s VP

Former Gov. Rick Perry, (R-Texas), and former NYSE CEO Dick Grasso on the 2016 presidential race.

In an interview on the FOX Business Network’s Mornings With Maria, former Texas Governor Rick Perry said he would “absolutely” take the call from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to be his running mate.

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“I would help Donald Trump no matter how. This is about my country; This isn’t about Donald Trump, is not about me,” Perry told host Maria Bartiromo. “I got in this race to begin with because I do love my country and I think I do have some things that I still want to give back.”

Perry, who originally supported U.S. Senator from Texas Ted Cruz, said the Republican Party needs to rally behind the presumptive nominee and thinks the American people need to pick a president who will fill the Supreme Court vacancy with a conservative constitutionalist.

“When I look at this and I see what our options are, is Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and then all you need to think about is Supreme Court appointees. We know that the Scalia spot is gonna be filled very quickly and there is a real possibility there can be two more.”